- From: Simon Harper <simon.harper@manchester.ac.uk>
- Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2012 08:38:57 +0100
- To: Peter Thiessen <thiessenp@acm.org>
- CC: Shadi Abou-Zahra <shadi@w3.org>, RDWG <public-wai-rd@w3.org>
This is a really good idea, I also wonder if our 5th topic may be devoted to device independence? Si. PS I check my email at 08:00 and 17:00 GMT. If you require a faster response please include the word 'fast' in the subject line. ======================= Simon Harper http://simon.harper.name/about/card/ University of Manchester (UK) Web Ergonomics Lab - Information Management Group http://wel.cs.manchester.ac.uk On 19/06/2012 22:52, Peter Thiessen wrote: > Agreed. I'll try to think of a way best to integrate especially Events > 1.0 into at least the mobile Wiki. > > cheers, > +peter > > > > On 19 June 2012 23:13, Shadi Abou-Zahra<shadi@w3.org> wrote: >> Dear RDWG, >> >> In case you are not subscribed to the WAI Interest Group (IG) mailing list >> (which is probably a useful thing to do), this work on "IndieUI" that is >> currently ramping up at W3C/WAI seems relevant to our upcoming Mobile >> Accessibility symposium. >> >> Best, >> Shadi >> >> >> >> -------- Original Message -------- >> Subject: IndieUI Task Force Call for Proposals >> Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2012 21:48:23 -0400 >> From: Janina Sajka<janina@rednote.net> >> To: W3C WAI Protocols& Formats<w3c-wai-pf@w3.org>, WAI XTech >> <wai-xtech@w3.org>, w3c-wai-ig@w3.org >> >> Call for Proposals: Use Cases, Requirements and Specification Inputs >> Independent User Interface Task Force >> World Wide Web Consortium >> 18 June 2012 >> >> The WAI Independent User Interface (IndieUI) Working Group and the Web >> Events >> Working Group are now seeking proposals from W3C members for their two >> joint >> deliverables: >> >> 1.) Indie UI: Events 1.0, an abstraction between device-specific user >> interaction events and inferred user intent such as scroll, activate, etc. >> This >> provides an intermediate layer between device- and modality-specific user >> interaction events, and the basic user interface functionality used by Web >> applications. Indie UI: Events focuses on granular user interface >> interactions >> such as scrolling the view, canceling an action, changing the value of a >> user >> input widget, selecting a range, placing focus on an object, etc. >> Implementing >> platforms will take modality-specific user input, user idiosyncratic >> heuristics >> to determine the specific corresponding Indie UI event, and send that to the >> Web application (along with details of the modality-specific input such as >> mouse or keyboard events should applications wish to process it). >> >> 2.) Indie UI: User Context 1.0, a set of properties and methods related >> to >> the environmental context of a specific user, and a vehicle to access them >> to >> facilitate a Web application's ability to adapt to the user's needs. This is >> meant to provide information about whether a user is using a screen reader, >> screen magnifier, or other Assistive Technology, and to expose relevant user >> settings, allowing optimal adaptation of the Web application's user >> interface. >> >> In addition to inputs for the above deliverables, we also welcome and >> encourage >> Use Cases and Requirements for these deliverables. Please see the related >> wiki >> that includes some initial Use Case inputs: >> http://www.w3.org/WAI/IndieUI/wiki/Use_Cases_and_Requirements >> >> Proposals received will be evaluated for use as initial starting points in >> the >> creation of these deliverables by the IndieUI Task Force, which is the locus >> of >> joint work on these deliverables for the WAI_IndieUI WG and the Web Events >> WG. >> >> Proposals should be submitted by 15 July 2012, and should be submitted to >> the >> IndieUI Task Force's email list (public-indie-ui@w3.org). Proposals >> submitted >> after that date are still welcome but may not be included in First Public >> Working Drafts. >> >> More information concerning the work of the IndieUI Task Force, including >> instructions on how to participate, is available on the IndieUI Task Force >> Home >> Page: >> http://www.w3.org/WAI/IndieUI/IUITF >> >> The WAI Independent User Interface (IndieUI) Working Group Home Page is at: >> http://www.w3.org/WAI/IndieUI/ >> >> The Web Events Working Group Home Page is at: >> http://www.w3.org/2010/webevents/ >> >> >> -- >> >> Janina Sajka, Phone: +1.443.300.2200 >> sip:janina@asterisk.rednote.net >> Email: janina@rednote.net >> >> The Linux Foundation >> Chair, Open Accessibility: http://a11y.org >> >> The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) >> Chair, Protocols& Formats http://www.w3.org/wai/pf >> Indie UI http://www.w3.org/WAI/IndieUI/ >> >> >> >> >> >>
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